Common Spreadwing vs New Guinean Quoll

Lestes sponsa compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Common Spreadwing is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Spreadwing	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Lestidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Lestes	Dasyurus
Species	Lestes sponsa	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Spreadwing and New Guinean Quoll share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Common Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Spreadwing	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Common Spreadwing

Common Spreadwing (Lestes sponsa) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.